ArcSoft Launches TotalMedia Theatre 3D Plug-in

ArcSoft, Inc. announced that its TotalMedia Theatre 3 Platinum multimedia player application now features a new 3D plug-in ($19.99), which includes support for Blu-ray 3D and Sim3D.

According to the statement, with ArcSoft’s 3D plug-in, users now can view Blu-ray 3D and native stereo 3D movies and video files, as well as turn regular 2D photos and movies into 3D (Sim3D on Blu-ray coming soon). Sim3D, encoded in AVC-MVC, creates a stereo 3D viewing experience in real-time. Native stereo 3D movies and videos include 3D-DVD, YouTube 3D files, and 3D videos that are encoded in Left/Right, Up/Down, Anaglyph, and more.

“We are proud to be the first in the industry to launch a Blu-ray 3D player in the retail market,” said George Tang, ArcSoft Vice President and General Manager of Video and Home Entertainment Group. “Combined with Sim3D, all content, including standard DVD movies and videos, can be viewed in realistic 3D.”